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Assembly: Tanzania has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 357 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.

In the National Assembly (Bunge), 239 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 102 members are reserved for women to serve 5-year terms, 5 members are allocated to members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives to serve 5-year terms and 10 members are appointed by the President to serve 5-year terms.

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